Common use of Variable/ Compressed Hours of Work Clause in Contracts

Variable/ Compressed Hours of Work. The Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada agree that the following conditions shall apply to employees for whom variable (including compressed) hours of work schedules are approved pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Agreement. The Agreement is modified by these provisions to the extent specified herein. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of their weekly hours of work as defined in clause 38.02(a) above. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. i) The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a work schedule, may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive. ii) For shift workers such schedules shall provide that an employee's normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be six (6) months. iii) For day workers, such schedules shall provide that an employee's normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be twenty-eight (28) days. iv) Whenever an employee changes their variable hours or no longer works variable hours, all appropriate adjustments will be made. B) Notwithstanding the above, in clause 18.01 Leave with pay for Spousal Union and 18.02 - Bereavement Leave With Pay, a “day” will have the same meaning as the provisions of the Collective Agreement. Where the Agreement specifies a work week of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours, a day shall be converted to seven decimal five (7.5) hours. When leave is granted, it will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of leave shall be the same as the hours the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.

Variable/ Compressed Hours of Work. The Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada agree that the following conditions shall apply to employees for whom variable (including compressed) hours of work schedules are approved pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Agreement. The Agreement is modified by these provisions to the extent specified herein. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of their weekly hours of work as defined in clause 38.02(a) above. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. i) . The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a work schedule, may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive. ii) . For shift workers such schedules shall provide that an employee's ’s normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be six (6) months. iii) . For day workers, such schedules shall provide that an employee's ’s normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be twenty-eight (28) days. iv) . Whenever an employee changes their variable hours or no longer works variable hours, all appropriate adjustments will be made. B) . Notwithstanding the above, in clause 18.01 Leave with pay for Spousal Union and 18.02 - Bereavement Leave With Pay, a “day” will have the same meaning as the provisions of the Collective Agreement. Where the Agreement specifies a work week of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours, a day shall be converted to seven decimal five (7.5) hours. When leave is granted, it will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of leave shall be the same as the hours the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.

Variable/ Compressed Hours of Work. The Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada agree that the following conditions shall apply to employees for whom variable (including compressed) hours of work schedules are approved pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Agreement. The Agreement is modified by these provisions to the extent specified herein. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, upon request of an employee and the concurrence of the Employer, an employee may complete the weekly hours of work in a period other than five (5) full days provided that over a period of seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-twenty- eight (28) calendar days the employee works an average of their weekly hours of work as defined in clause 38.02(a) above. As part of the provisions of this clause, attendance reporting shall be mutually agreed between the employee and the Employer. In every seven (7), fourteen (14), twenty-one (21) or twenty-eight (28) day period such an employee shall be granted days of rest on such days as are not scheduled as a normal work day for the employee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the implementation of any variation in hours shall not result in any additional overtime work or additional payment by reason only of such variation, nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the right of the Employer to schedule any hours of work permitted by the terms of this Agreement. i) The scheduled hours of work of any day as set forth in a work schedule, may exceed or be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours; starting and finishing times, meal breaks and rest periods shall be determined according to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and the daily hours of work shall be consecutive. ii) For shift workers such schedules shall provide that an employee's normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be six (6) months. iii) For day workers, such schedules shall provide that an employee's normal workweek shall average the weekly hours per week specified in this Agreement over the life of the schedule. The maximum life of a schedule shall be twenty-eight (28) days. iv) Whenever an employee changes their variable hours or no longer works variable hours, all appropriate adjustments will be made. B) Notwithstanding the above, in clause 18.01 Leave with pay for Spousal Union and 18.02 - Bereavement Leave With Pay, a “day” will have the same meaning as the provisions of the Collective Agreement. Where the Agreement specifies a work week of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours, a day shall be converted to seven decimal five (7.5) hours. When leave is granted, it will be granted on an hourly basis and the hours debited for each day of leave shall be the same as the hours the employee would normally have been scheduled to work on that day.